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生病 (shēng bìng) — how to say "to get sick" in Chinese
生病
To get sick
separable verb
How to use it
Splits into two parts, with other words in between: how much, how long, 了 or 过.
生了一场病
shēng le yì cháng bìng
fell ill (once)
Character composition
生
to be born, life
病
illness, to be sick
Radicals / Keys
生
Life
#100 · shēng · 5 strokes
疒
Sickness
#104 · chuáng · 5 strokes
Collocations
经常生病
jīngcháng shēng bìng
often get sick
Examples
他生病了，所以不能上班。
He got sick, so he can't go to work.
我生病了
I got sick.
Mnemonic
[shēng bìng-] Sherlock Holmes finds the character 生病 in his notebook, signaling an illness 🤒. He recalls his new case is about a mysterious illness that was born 生 in an old mansion. Sherlock dons his coat and sets off to uncover the illness, solving the mystery one clue at a time!
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to get sick" in Chinese?
"to get sick" in Chinese is 生病 (shēng bìng).
生病 meaning in English
生病 (shēng bìng) means "To get sick".
How is 生病 pronounced?
It is pronounced shēng bìng (written as sheng bing, shengbing). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write sheng bing in Chinese?
It is written 生病: 生 has 5 strokes, 病 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 生病?
生病 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 生病
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